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A keyboard sticker can turn your new laptop into an AI PC. Probably...
By Jeremy Laird published
news 50 cents is all it costs to upgrade to full AI PC status.

The disk 'Format' dialog in Windows was only meant to be a temporary solution but it's still chugging along, 30 years later
By Nick Evanson published
news Who'd have thought something cooked up one 'rainy Thursday morning' could have such longevity?

The new Windows update made me think I'd installed malware, but it was just Microsoft's latest attempt to try and fool me into using Bing
By Rich Stanton published
news This should be illegal.

Elon Musk finally says something we can all agree on: No one wants to have to log in with a Microsoft Account on Windows 11
By Andy Edser published
news In other news, birds fall from sky, pig spotted flying past PC Gamer window.

Windows Copilot gets its artificial tendrils deeper into the OS settings in a new beta update
By Nick Evanson published
news And, for once, some of what it can do looks genuinely useful.

Dev who created Zip file support in Windows is part of the shadowy cabal of people who have actually paid for WinRAR
By Nick Evanson published
news There should be a globally-recognised medal for anyone who's bought WinRAR.

Do you hate being forced to reboot your PC every time a new Windows update drops? If so, there's a welcome change in the works.
By Chris Szewczyk published
News Hot patching is coming to Windows.

Turns out speedrunning Windows installs is a thing, so why not spare 106 seconds to watch the world's most 'heart-pounding' record attempt?
By Nick Evanson published
news That's quicker than it takes me to make a cup of coffee. Or even drink it.
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